Bulletin Wires Field in Inaugural Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint

by Breeders' Cup Notes Team

November 2, 2018

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Nov. 2, 2018) – WinStar Farm, China Horse Club and SF Racing’s Bulletin ($10.60) rocketed out of the gate and was never headed to win the inaugural running of the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint by 2 ¾ lengths at Churchill Downs Friday afternoon to kick off the 35thedition of the Breeders’ Cup World Championships and the first of five races for 2-year-olds on Future Stars Friday.

Trained by Todd Pletcher and ridden by Javier Castellano, Bulletin covered the 5 ½ furlongs on a turf course labeled as good in 1:05.54. It was the 10th Breeders’ Cup victory for Pletcher and ninth for Castellano.

A Kentucky-bred son of City Zip, Bulletin quickly opened a daylight margin with Chelsea Cloisters in closest pursuit. The two ran in that order the rest of the way and easily fended off the late challengers with So Perfect finishing a length behind Chelsea Cloisters in third and Queen of Bermuda another three-quarters of a length back in fourth.

Bulletin is now 2-for-2 with his initial victory coming at Gulfstream Park by seven lengths Sept. 29.

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11.2.2018

From Breeders' Cup Notes Team
Winning trainer Todd Pletcher (Bulletin) – “Fantastic way to start. He broke really well and was sharp. He took it to them the whole way. It was a big race. We wanted to leave there running. He finished up nicely. Nothing like winning one." Winning jockey Javier Castellano (Bulletin) – “He broke like a shot and put me in a real great position. We were in good shape the whole way. I’m very impressed. He was very professional. This is a great way to start off the Breeders’ Cup.”Second-place trainer Wesley Ward (Chelsea Cloisters) – "What are you going to do? We got beat by the king. Stillwater Cove got stuck in boggy conditions and Moonlight Romance got stuck in a tight going on the turn. But we ran second for my great friend Gatewood Bell so that is fantastic. We knew going in that the turf would be really, really soft and it was but there is nothing you can do about that.”Second-place jockey Tyler Gaffalione (Chelsea Cloisters) – “The trip worked out perfectly. She broke sharply and put herself where she needed to be. I thought we had the horse in front of us, but when Javier (Castellano) got into him (Bulletin), he had something left. My filly ran huge.”Third-place jockey Wayne Lordan (So Perfect) – “They went really quick out there. He came home really well and he has run a great race.”Fourth-place trainer William Haggas (Queen of Bermuda, fourth) – “She ran a great race. She got checked on the bend but she ran on really well. I’m really delighted with her. She’s now going to continue her career with Graham Motion." Jockey Oisin Murphy (Soldier’s Call, beaten favorite) – "I’m disappointed because going into the race I thought he’d be very tough to beat. I felt that the ground was riding soft."

11.3.2018

From Breeders' Cup Notes Team
Winning trainer Michael McCarthy (City of Light) – “I can’t tell you how long I have been waiting for this. I always thought this would be a mismatch. I have been looking forward to this for quite a long time. I thought he would love this racetrack. Backing up to one turn where his best races were, I thought he would run away and hide and he did just that.“It feels great. I’ve been part of a lot of these with Todd Pletcher, so it’s great to have one of my own. It means a lot to me. I wish my father in law was here to see it because we spent a lot of nights talking about this horse. We loved the post, Javier (Castellano) rode a great race and it was no secret that we were going to run away from there. At the three-eighths, I knew it was over.”Winning jockey Javier Castellano (City of Light) – “I had a good trip. I let him break out of the gate a little bit with speed. He set the pace, and it worked out great for me today.”(On staying off the rail) “I didn’t want to bury myself on the inside. It gave me the opportunity to get the best part. He’s a very special horse the way he did it today.”Second-place trainer Dallas Stewart (Seeking the Soul) – “I thought he ran great and I’m really proud of the horse. He needed a little more ground, that’s all. I’m very happy for Mike McCarthy and his team. We just got outrun today and that’s horse racing. We’ll point toward the Pegasus from here.”Second-place jockey Brian Hernandez Jr. (Seeking the Soul) – “My horse ran a huge race He did everything right. He came with a big run. He just got beat by a horse that ran a super race.”Third-place jockey Luis Contreras (Bravazo) – “I got a perfect trip. At the three-eighths pole, I tapped him on the shoulder to get him going. He likes to run on the outside so I kept in the clear. I thought I might have a chance (at the winner) but he just got away from us.”Six-place jockey Drayden Van Dyke (Catalina Cruiser, beaten favorite) – “He ran just fine, but he just didn’t run his “A” race. I think that’s about all I can say.”